Decent car YouTubes

[Jobbo]

Loved the two videos - I had no idea who Francis Bourgeois was but my wife recognised him. Apparently he’s been on some things on telly.

Obviously filmed a few months ago because Harris mentioned the Euros final was later on the same day. And the just visible RS6 with massive camera boom looked a bit more sophisticated than most Youtubers’ filming set ups, so who funded or arranged it?

[mik]

I had no idea who Francis Bourgeois was

Me neither. But I now know he definitely likes trains.

[integrale_evo]

He’s got 3.2 million TikTok followers for his train watching videos, so he’s pretty well known outside of forums of middle age car nerds

[mik]

Do I get any consolation points for recognising his face? Couldn't have told you who he was or what he did mind.

[240PP]

I’ve been following Francis since he had about 17k followers. I have no interest in trains but he seems like one of those characters that people enjoy watching whatever the subject. He’s done really well out of it and had a lot of celeb collaborations. Even got a deal with Gucci!

I saw a clip of them both on Instagram yesterday but not watched the YouTube vid yet.

[John]

Never heard of him either.

I must admit that I feel more and more out of touch with stuff now. Our older readers may remember Judge James Pickles who claimed to not know who The Beatles were, I laughed when I read that at the time but now I can totally relate

[Jobbo]

Judge Pickles was brilliant. He sounds like a made up character from children’s TV so it’s funnier that he was real. Not sure if he’s still alive but it’s a while since he retired.

[Simon]

WONDERFUL.

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[Gavster]

WONDERFUL.

I came on here to post this very video after YouTube the algo suggested it. Easily the most wholesome YouTube video I've seen in years, absolutely brilliant . I love the slightly awkward way it's been edited too, it really plays into feels of the whole thing.

[IanF]

M5 is cheaper than the M3 Touring in Netherlands!

[IanF]

[Ascender]

Whole family loved the Francis Bourgeois and Monkey Harris video. I didn't know Francis' name but recognised him from that clip of his which went viral recently-ish. Was just such a lovely, wholesome thing to watch.

I wonder how the collab came about?

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WONDERFUL.

Yes this was great. He's clearly pretty odd but much less of a dork than I was expecting

[Rich B]

He’s very odd, but the enthusiasm is massively infectious!

[Gavster]

WONDERFUL.

Yes this was great. He's clearly pretty odd but much less of a dork than I was expecting

He's a funny character, because Francis isn't his real name. He's called Luke Nicholson and he used to be a chav that tried to fit in by wearing Burberry and making random music. I think he said he was always hiding his real love of trains to try and be 'normal', and he clearly is very, very into trains

[Swervin_Mervin]

I struggle to believe he's ever been even the slightest bit chavvy